Laverne Freeman

February 2, 1915 - January 4, 2015

Laverne Freeman, 99, of Sawyer and formerly of Benton Harbor died Sunday, January 04, 2015, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph. Services celebrating her life will be held at 1 PM on Wednesday, Jan 7, at the Fairplain Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in Benton Harbor. Burial will follow in North Shore Memory Gardens. The visitation will begin at 11 AM on Wednesday at the Fairplain Chapel. Please share messages, memories or photos at www.florin.net. Laverne was born on Feb 2, 1915 in Crawfordsville, IN to Elba and Alice Zachary. She married her husband, William Freeman, and he preceded her in death in 1979. Laverne was employed at Whirlpool for 10 years and then at VM Corp for 26 years before retiring. She was a member of the Road to Life Church in St. Joseph and a Lakeland Volunteer at Mercy Hospital. She enjoyed walking and working outside especially mowing the lawn. She always cared for others. Laverne loved her church and was a Christian lady. She is survived by her daughter, Velda Baskin of Sawyer; her 10 grandchildren, and her 22 great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Norma Cunningham in 1988; her 2 step-daughters, Maxine Wheeler and Willie “Polly” Shindeldecker; her 2 brothers; her 2 sisters, and her 2 granddaughers.